Barros definitely had plenty of experience to draw upon for his imaginative creations. After all, he worked for GM from 1969 to 2006, serving as design studio manager for General Motors Brazil.

Each of his new designs builds on the car’s original look but brings it into the 21st century with modern touches. The Corvette keeps its red-white design, for example, and the Studebaker retains its bullet nose grille, the Jag still has the original’s classic grille and stacked “V” shaped lights, and the Maverick offers a muscular front end.

You probably won’t ever see these designs in your local Chevy or Ford showroom, but it’s nice to see how the old look can be updated and brought into today’s world. Who knows, maybe a customer car builder might be inspired enough to build one of these looks for a customer whose pockets are deep.

Mitch Talley has loved Corvettes since he was just 8 years old. He's owned 10 Corvettes since 1983, including examples from the third, fourth, fifth, and sixth generations. His goal is to own first, second, and seventh generation cars someday. He and his son, Chris, also a Corvette enthusiast, served as Captains of the 2014 Georgia Corvette Caravan.